CNN anchor Abby Phillip publicly accused MAGA talking head Scott Jennings of lying after a heated on-air exchange about Venezuela’s role in the U.S. drug crisis boiled over onto social media.
The clash began Friday night on NewsNight as the panel discussed President Donald Trump’s claim that U.S. airstrikes had destroyed a sixth Venezuelan vessel allegedly carrying fentanyl bound for the United States. Phillip pushed back, saying the administration was using the fentanyl crisis to justify aggressive action against Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
“I think it’s politically convenient to lay [the drug crisis] at the feet of Venezuela,” Phillip said on air. “But it also is not aligned with the facts.” She noted that Mexico—not Venezuela—was the primary source of fentanyl entering the U.S. “What is a problem is that Venezuela is a failed state that is run by a dictator,” she added. “If the agenda is regime change, then that should be what Trump says, not blaming it on drug trafficking.”
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